Alright! I am back with another installment of It's For the Best. With it now being summer, I can HOPEFULLY get more time to write so I don't have to make you wait longer than necessary. For everybody who is still reading the story, thank you very much for your patience and your dedication! I am extremely grateful for that. Anyways back to the story.
Chapter 9
"Alright, Blaine. Everything looks good and fully healed. Are you ready to remove the cast?" The doctor asks after reviewing the x-rays and results of BB's tests. BB let out a sigh of relief after hearing that question. The cast has been a pain in BB's butt ever since he got it. Mike—who had been silently sitting in the exam room with BB—quietly chuckled after seeing his nephew's reaction.
"You don't know how ready I am to get rid of this thing." BB replied as the doctor smiled and grabbed some tools to remove the cast. As the doctor started cutting away at the cast, BB intensely stared at his arm. BB was glad to finally remove the last piece of what has been the worst months of his life so he can finally start fresh and not have to think about the past. Seconds later, the doctor finished cutting through the cast and carefully removed it from BB's arm. BB continued to stare at his arm and move his fingers for a moment to try to regain some regularity back in his hands and arm after six weeks in a pain in the ass cast. BB snapped out of his little world when the doctor started talking to him.
"Huh…I'm sorry what did you say?" BB asked as Mike and the doctor started chuckling.
"It's alright, my boy. A lot of people get the same look whenever something like this happens. I asked you if you wanted to keep the cast as a souvenir." The doctor explains. BB thought about it for a moment before answering the doctor.
"Sure…why not." BB answered.
During the drive home after Mike and BB left the doctor, all BB did was stare at the pale skin on his arm and hand while holding the cast in his lap.
"Your skin won't stay that white for that long as much as you go outside." Mike said with a chuckle as BB rolled his eyes.
"I know that. It's just very…weird. I know the cast was only temporary, but after a while I just got used to wearing it. Even though it was a big pain in my butt." BB replied trying to find the right words to describe what he was feeling.
"Good point, I'm actually surprised you wanted to keep the cast considering how you got it. If you got it from wrestling or from a dirt bike wreck, yeah I can see that. But you…didn't." Mike said trying to carefully choose his words.
"Right. When we first walked into the doctor's office, I had in my mind that I was not going to keep that cast no matter what. After thinking about it, I changed my mind and decided to keep it. It is a good reminder about what happened in the past and what I'm heading towards in the future. It also represents me breaking away from my pain." BB answered with a smirk on his face. After hearing that, Mike couldn't help but smile as he patted his nephew's leg. Seconds later, Mike gets an idea.
"You know what? How about we stop at this pizza place for lunch before we head home?" Mike asks as BB nods his head and they go on their way.
"The Pizza-Cade? I'm surprised this place is still open! You know how long it's been since any of us have been here?" BB asks as him and Mike get seated at a table.
"Since you and Kaitlyn were about seven…or was it ten or eleven I can't remember. I do remember that whenever you came down to visit with your mom that we would eat pizza then you would follow me and Kaitlyn would follow your mom around the arcade." Mike replied as they looked at the menus.
"Yeah. I was always excited when we got to come here because I loved watching you play skee-ball or that muscleman game where you hit the podium with that hammer to make the bell at the top ding. Especially skee-ball because you had a technique down where you would be able to hit the high scoring corners seven out of eight shots."
"Do you remember why I never hit it all eight times?"
"…Now I remember! So, they wouldn't think you were cheating or something?"
"Exactly! I'm shocked you still remember that!"
"Do you remember that one time where you won this giant stuffed animal for a contest here and you ask if you could get three small ones instead?"
"Yep. I did it so you, Chance, and Kaitlyn wouldn't fight over who got to take it home." Mike said smiling when times were much simpler. When BB's mother was still alive and his younger brother wasn't such an asshole.
"I still have that tiger to this day. Come on, the pizza's here. Let's eat! The sooner we finish, the sooner we can hit the arcade." BB says as the waitress puts the pizza on the table. After finishing their pizza, BB and Mike are walking around the arcade to see what game to play first.
"Do you want to try your luck at skee-ball?" Mike asks BB who immediately shakes his head no.
"Believe me. I would rather watch you play. It's much more fun seeing the master in action." BB replies bowing to Mike who slaps him on the shoulder.
"Alright, smart ass. Let's see if the master still has it." Mike says walking over to the skee-ball machine. The balls slide down the chute and Mike gets ready to throw his first one. After making the necessary adjustments, Mike lets the first ball go…and it ends up in one of the low scoring sections. BB couldn't help but laugh a little.
"Umm…Master? I think you might have lost your touch after ten years." BB remarks. Just as soon as the words leave his mouth, Mike's next shot makes it exactly into the high scoring section in the top left corner. Soon after, Mike's remaining six shots go in the exact same spot, leaving BB dumbfounded.
"You were saying?" Mike asked shooting a smirk over to his nephew, who bows that he is unworthy.
"Oh, forgive me, Great Supreme Overlord of Skee-Ball. I am young and do not know what I am speaking about." BB replies and Mike laughs and grabs the tickets from the game before pulling BB over to the game.
"Come on, Blaine. I'm going to teach you the tricks of my skill." Mike says putting tokens into the machine and the balls slide down the chute.
"No thank you. You don't have to do that. I will never be as good as you." BB says trying to back away, but Mike is not having any of it.
"That's why you are learning now. Someone has got to be the heir to my Skee-ball throne whenever I retire from active competition."
"Ohh…alright. I guess it wouldn't hurt to learn the tricks from the master himself." BB said as Mike started showing him how to hold the ball and when exactly to release it. After a few tries—and eight dollars of tokens—BB finally started to get the hang of it. By that time, they had spent enough time playing around and decided it was time to leave.
"I think you really started getting the hang of my tricks, and you did even better when you were able to keep the ball in the lanes of the game." Mike says laughing as he drives down the street.
"That wasn't my fault! I'm still trying to get the range of motion back in my arm!" BB replies turning his head to look out the window so Mike doesn't see him blushing.
"Blaine, you are right handed. You broke your left arm."
"Alright, I surrender. The first time was an epic fail. The second time I was really trying to hit him with the ball."
"BLAINE!"
"He deserved it! The guy was being mouthy and making fun of you. Calling you an old man."
"Being called an old man isn't a reason to catch the guy in the balls on your backswing."
"Then he made the remark of you being a pedophile and getting cheap thrills showing little boys how to play arcade games. That was when I hit him in the nuts." BB admitted with a rare confident smile on his face. Mike looked over at BB and all he wanted to do was hug the boy for his form of defending his honor.
"That still doesn't excuse hitting a guy below the belt…but I'm proud of you." Mike relents not being able to keep smile off his face.
About an hour later, Mike and BB make it back home where Kaitlyn and Seth are sitting on the couch as Seth was showing Kaitlyn how to play a video game. They hear the door close and turn around to see BB and Mike made it home.
"Hey! How was the doctor?" Kaitlyn asked putting the controller on the coffee table and walking over to the guys.
"It was alright. Blaine got his cast off and we got to spend time together today, so it was a pretty good day." Mike said walking upstairs leaving BB, Kaitlyn, and Seth to themselves.
"So what exactly did you guys do today? Let me guess…you went to the monster truck show!" Kaitlyn asked laughing.
"Actually, no, smartass. Me and Uncle Mike actually went to the Pizza-Cade off the highway. Remember that place, Katie?" BB asked with a huge smirk on his face as Kaitlyn's eyes grew wide.
"You mean that pizza place we used to go to when were little?" Kaitlyn asked as BB nodded. "Ugh. That place was fun! You suck, Blaine!"
"Sorry, Katie. Maybe Uncle Mike can take us both up there someday and I can kick your butt at Skee-ball." BB remarked. Kaitlyn rolled her eyes before her mouth falls open.
"He showed you, didn't he?" Kaitlyn yells. BB shrugs at his cousin, playing oblivious to the fact he knows exactly what she was talking about.
"Showed me what?"
"Don't play dumb! He showed you his tricks didn't he?"
"No he didn't!"
"You lie! He did too! You hate normally hate skee-ball. That would be the only reason you would want to play against me! I begged him for years to show me his skills, but you get shown right off the bat…you're an asshole!" Kaitlyn pouts. BB goes to give her a hug, but he gets tricked into a headlock by Kaitlyn. Seconds later, Kaitlyn is giving him a noogie as Seth smirks in amusement.
"The way you guys act…are you sure that you two aren't actually twins separated at birth?" Seth asks as Kaitlyn lets BB out of the headlock.
"Yes." BB and Kaitlyn said at the same time before glaring at each other, which got Seth to start laughing.
"Yeah…sure." Seth replied catching his breath. "Anyways. Are we still on for tonight?" Seth asks Kaitlyn.
"Yep. It starts about six. So we can leave here about five thirty. I'll see you later." Kaitlyn replies kissing Seth as he walks out the door.
"Where are you guys going, tonight? Another concert or something? BB asks laughing and going to sit on the couch. Kaitlyn slaps him on the shoulder and sits next to him.
"Nope. Besides it's not just us going. There's a group of us going. Me, Seth, Becky, Evan…and you and the rest of our friends." Kaitlyn says as BB looks at her weirdly.
"Wait! Where exactly are we going?" BB asks a little anxiously. Kaitlyn rolls her eyes and pats him on the back.
"It's nothing terrible. We all get together for an end of summer party before we start school. This one will be huge because we will all be seniors!" Kaitlyn exclaims excitedly.
"If this is such a huge deal, why are you waiting until six to start the party?" BB asks.
"Becky had to be somewhere until 5:30. I just can't remember what exactly it was. She told me a couple days ago." Kaitlyn replies thinking about the reason just as Cheryl comes into the living room.
"There you are, Blaine. I've been needing to tell you that the school principal called to let us know that you need to be at the High School at 4:00 today for new student orientation." Cheryl says as BB groans.
"That's it! Becky has to go to the orientation, too. At least you two won't be alone and go through the torture together." Kaitlyn says smiling. BB groans again and rolls his eyes.
"Thanks a lot, Katie!" BB moaned as he picked up the controller and attempted to play the game that Seth and Kaitlyn left paused earlier.
Two hours later, BB was walking up to the high school after being dropped off by Kaitlyn. BB really didn't want to go to this orientation. One because he didn't know anybody at the school yet. Two because he really didn't want to think about school right now after how his "summer vacation" went. Kaitlyn—being the loving and caring cousin that she was—gave him some positive reinforcement to calm his nerves. It actually came out more along the lines of "You will be fine! Now get the hell out of the car before I throw you out the window. We've been sitting here for ten minutes."
"What do I have to lose?" BB thought taking a deep breath before opening the doors to the high school. About ten feet after walking into the building there was a sign with a big arrow telling all new student to head to the auditorium. The problem was that there was only that one sign giving directions. Three wrong turns later, BB found the auditorium just before the principal began talking to all the students. Lucky for BB, he could find Becky right before the lights went off in the seating area of the auditorium. Becky caught a quick glimpse of BB before it went completely dark.
"Nice to see ya, Thing 2. Katie said you were going to be here. Where have you been?" Becky whispers.
"Getting lost. Only one sign giving directions to this place. In trying to find the auditorium, I found the band room, the wood shop, and the gym." BB replies to which both teens start snickering. Everyone was quieted shortly after by the big muscular old guy who walked to the podium with some awkward swagger that BB couldn't describe other than somebody gave him an atomic wedgie.
"Quiet down! Allow me to introduce myself. My name in Vincent Kennedy McMahon and I will be your principal for the upcoming school year. This year, we have decided to have all new and transferring students attend a quick orientation about the school and our policies. I personally like to call it my 'Developmental Program Seminar.' Right now, my secretary, Miss Keibler, is passing out information folders for everyone. Don't lose these. They will be your guide to all the info about the school." Mr. McMahon said as a tall blonde woman was handing out folders to each row and telling the people on the end to pass them down. After she walked past BB's row, he saw that her skirt was long enough to cover all the necessities, but short enough that every guy in attendance was staring at her long legs.
"Secretary? Yeah, I bet! I wonder how she got her job anyway. If Chance was here, we would have to have his smile surgically removed. He was always a sucker for leggy ladies." BB thought with a smirk creeping across his face.
"As you can see, every folder has a pen included to take notes throughout the next hour. So, no talking and take quick notes because we have a lot to cover in the hour and a half we have. Please save all questions until the very end. Everyone flip to the first page…." Mr. McMahon said as started to explain the school policies.
"Is this torture over yet?" Becky asks shooting a quick glance to BB as they both took down a quick note.
"I was getting ready to ask you the same thing." BB replied circling something in the packet. "This is cruel and unusual punishment."
"I know right. It's like punishing the new kids before we even start." Becky said rolling her eyes.
"I can't believe we are just getting started. This is going to be a long day." BB remarked as they continued to take notes.
About an hour later, BB and Becky are trying their hardest not to fall asleep during Mr. McMahon's orientation as he was finishing up.
"Now remember, all the offenses listed on page sixteen are punishable by a minimum of two weeks' suspension up to the maximum of expulsion. If expelled, you will not be allowed to attend any school events including sporting festivities, prom, and possibly graduation. All the faculty want you to be the face of this high school. Do NOT be the Achilles' heel and weaken our school." Mr. McMahon said trying to intimidate everybody. It must have worked because BB saw a few of the students around him gulp and look at him with fear in their eyes. BB had to try really hard not to start laughing.
"Scare tactics. Wouldn't be the first time I had to experience that in my life." BB thought as Mr. McMahon continued talking.
"I believe this takes care of all the information in the packet. As for your class schedules, you will be able to pick them up on Monday before school begins. I highly recommend that you arrive earlier than usual the first couple of days so you all can find your way around the school and find the location of all your classes. Do the feeling out process the first week and the rest of your semester and school year will be a breeze. I leave you with that. Goodbye and see you bright and early Monday." Mr. McMahon dismissing the students. After fighting through the crowd to get out of the auditorium, Becky and BB manage to meet up outside near the office.
"That's two hours that I will never get back." BB said shaking his head.
"You know why they did this orientation, right?" Becky asked as BB shook his head no. "Usually they pull all the new students out of their first class on the first day and have all of us meet in an empty classroom for this orientation. According to the guy sitting next to me, this is the largest amount of new and transfer students that this school has ever had—meaning that they would have been giving the same speech all day long. To make things easier for them, they decided to shove all of us in the auditorium the week before school starts and bore the crap out of us. Fun right?"
"Oh yeah. Let me tell you. Fun was the first word that comes to mind. At least it will be in a few hours because apparently, there is the big get together with a whole group of us." BB replies as Becky squeals with excitement while jumping up and down.
"YES! Katie talked to me about it and I thought it was the most awesome thing EVER! It's the first year I get to experience this…and you too! Don't tell me you aren't going?" Becky asks at about a hundred miles an hour before slowly dropping back into normal speed. BB smiled before starting to laugh.
"After the way you described it, how could I miss it? That and the fact that if I don't go, Katie will make my life a living hell." BB replied before getting an idea. "Hey, how did you get down here?"
"Me mum dropped me off, but she texted me during the thing and said she couldn't make it down here." Becky replied.
"Perfect." BB said which got him a weird look from Becky. "I mean that you can just ride with me. Kaitlyn and Seth are on their way right now. We can just head over to Evan's place together." BB suggested which gets Becky excited all over again and grabbing BB in a tight hug.
"Laddy, I love the way you think. I know what we can call ourselves. The Four Musketeers. No WAIT! Even better idea…we can call ourselves the Four Horsepeople!" Becky replied completely excited.
"The Four Horse…people?" BB questioned confusingly.
"Yeah! We can't be the Four Horsemen or Horsewomen because we have two boys and two girls." Becky replied happily.
"It's cool, but I really don't think it will catch on. Good try, though." BB said as he pats Becky's shoulder.
"So I'm guessing you vote 'nay'. Get it? Because we were talking about horses and they 'nay'. I'm brilliant." Becky says as cracks up laughing at her pun. BB smiles and rolls his eyes as he sees Seth's car pulling towards the high school.
"Come on, Becky, let's go." BB said ushering her to Seth's car. The two younger teens get into the back seat and buckle up before they head to Evan's house.
"So, how was it?" Kaitlyn asks looking back at the two younger teens as Seth starts driving to Evan's. BB and Becky roll their eyes at the thought of remembering the waste of time that was an orientation.
"Overall, the whole orientation was a waste of time." BB said as Becky nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. The principal was an overbearing weirdo." Becky added.
"And his 'secretary' was a floozy." BB replied emphasizing how much he believes Miss Keibler was not hired for her office skills.
"Well…she has a lot more class than the last secretary he hired. Her nickname was Sunny Days. Rumor spread around the high was that she was fired freshman year for attempting to have 'relations' with the Vice Principal's son in the janitor's closet." Seth added to the conversation as BB and Becky gave Seth a look of disgust. "The good thing is that was untrue, but she was fired for having relations."
"With who?" BB and Becky ask at the same time.
"The Vice Principal…and the head janitor…and two science teachers. Yeah…there were lots of calls and controversy freshman year to say the least." Kaitlyn replied changing the radio station.
Ten minutes later, the four teens make it to Evan's house. Becky and Kaitlyn went ahead into the house as BB and Seth unloaded the trunk of the car. Seth closed the trunk as both guys carried a cooler into the house.
"How many drinks did you need to bring? I didn't know the end of summer made everyone want to drink so heavily." BB asked as Seth starts laughing.
"You've never been to one of these. There are usually quite a few people that show up to these parties, so these two coolers might not even be enough. Before you ask, no! There is nothing alcoholic in either of the coolers. Evan's parents are here supervising and Kaitlyn said that she would beat the shit out of me if I was to even consider drinking and driving." Seth replied as they walked into the house. The two teens maneuver their way into the kitchen and place the coolers down as they are met by Evan.
"About time you guys got here. I'm glad you decided to come along, BB." Evan said catching BB in a bro-hug, which BB awkwardly reciprocated.
"I wasn't gonna be able to miss this, especially with Katie holding me against my will." BB replied laughing.
"The sooner you learn not to fight me, the easier life will be for you." Kaitlyn remarks as she enters the kitchen with AJ.
"Believe me. I've learned that the hard way." Seth remarks walking over and wrapping his arm around Kaitlyn.
"Happy wife, happy life." Dolph said walking up from the basement which got everybody laughing.
"Don't you know it?" Seth replied as he and Kaitlyn kissed. Becky and BB look at each other and roll their eyes as Evan walks back over to BB.
"You are gonna be in for a long and fun night, BB." Evan says slapping BB on the shoulder and startling BB. "You've never been to one of these, so let me explain the five main rules of the party. Be respectful to all party-goers, don't destroy the property, no fights, no drugs and alcohol, and the most important rule—no sleeping!"
"What do you plan on doing all night?" BB asks.
"What we NOT plan on doing all night? Come on, BB! That basement is pretty much teenage hangout central. There is a mini home theater down there. Video and board games out the wazoo! Pool table, dart board, air hockey. Damn, if you fall asleep with all that shit down there, you don't know how to have a good time."
"Believe us, Blaine, you won't even have a chance to get tired. I will certainly make sure of it. Besides, we can sleep all day tomorrow. Tonight is about celebrating before our senior year of high school and hanging out with the most awesome people on the planet." Kaitlyn says as everybody yells and cheers. Seconds later, Seth's phone goes off. He immediately knows who it is by the ringtone and runs to the door.
"Dean, Roman, and Punk are here with the food." Seth says opening the door with Dolph following behind.
"How much food did those lads get if it takes five people to help?" Becky asks.
"When I talked to Punk about twenty minutes ago, Dean and Roman have already hit two pizza places and they were going to meet Punk at Cabana's Taco Shop while Punk was driving to the sandwich shop downtown after stopping at the grocery store to get some fruits and vegetables because we don't want anybody to have a heart attack tonight." AJ replied.
"With that many places, how many people are going to be here?" BB asks as he watches Dean and Roman carry three pizzas each while the rest of the food train followed.
"Well…there's Katie and Seth, you and Becky, Punk and AJ, Dean and Roman, Dolph, and Dean's girlfriend Renee. So at least ten." Evan answered counting the people on his fingers.
"At LEAST ten?" Becky and BB exclaimed.
"Sometimes a few more people show up to make things interesting. I didn't tell very many people this time around. Since this is the first time you two have been to one of our parties, we didn't want to overwhelm you guys." Evan said wrapping his arms around BB and Becky. At that moment, Seth and Dolph come back upstairs.
"Stop goofing around, Evan. We need some help hooking up the PS4 down there!" Dolph yells jokingly as Evan follows them back downstairs as everybody else follows. Becky and BB look at each other before laughing.
"It looks like it might be a long night. Are you ready, Becks?" BB asks.
"Laddy, I was BORN ready. We're gonna rule the night with straight FIYAHH!" Becky yells jogging down the stairs. BB chuckles at Becky's enthusiasm as he follows her.
Hours later, BB and Becky are playing cards as they were both eliminated early in Evan's video game tournament. Even though BB likes to play video games as much as the next teenager, he will admit that first-person shooting games are NOT exactly his forte.
"How exactly did we end up playing cards in the main room while everybody else is watching the end of the video game tournament?" Becky asks shuffling the cards getting ready to deal a hand.
"Well…we were knocked out in the second round. I still think it's hilarious how you beat Dean and I beat Punk in the first round." BB says laughing as Becky laughs along while she deals the cards.
"It's not like they were too embarrassed about the two babies of the group knocking them out. They were probably happy to spend more time next to their girlfriends anyway." Becky says as she flips over a nine as BB looks at his cards.
"Very true. It was pretty fun while it lasted. We got destroyed by Seth and Evan in the next round, so here we are!" BB replies smiling as he studies his hand. "Hit me!"
"Are you sure you wanna hit? You have sixteen showing?" Becky asks as things are getting interesting in a round of blackjack.
"I'm completely sure, Becky. I want another card." BB replies as Becky deals another card. She flips the card and it reveals to be the four of clubs. Becky looks on at BB with amazement. Becky flips over her cards and eventually goes over twenty-one and busts. BB smiles and cheers at his success.
"That was seven hands in a row! Damn, BB." Becky says shaking her head as she continues to look at the results of the hand.
"How the hell did you do that?" Becky asks as BB continues to cheer. "Are you cheating?"
"Of course not! I would never cheat. I just…." BB tried to explain before being cut off by Kaitlyn who was walking out of the home theater area, the tournament just finished.
"You just have known how to count cards since you were thirteen. You know Las Vegas LOVES people like you in their casinos…they don't have to pay you and they get to throw you out." Kaitlyn remarks laughing as they make faces at each other.
"It isn't illegal. It's just…not appreciated in some circles." BB replied proud of himself.
"Call it what you want." Kaitlyn replies rolling her eyes.
"I feel the love. Who ended up winning the tournament?" BB asks as Kaitlyn points at her best friend.
"AJ…again. Third party in a row. I wish I could play video games like her. She wiped the floor with Roman in the finals. You guys should have been there." Kaitlyn says smirking as she watches Punk kiss his victorious girlfriend. "What time is it anyway?"
BB pulls out his phone to look at the time. "It's almost three in the morning. Why?" BB asked trying his best to hold in a yawn.
"Because we finish off the night with a movie. We plan it that way because as the movie goes along, everyone starts to fall sleep. That's why we have all the fun and games at the very beginning. Just so you know that you don't want to be the first person to fall asleep."
"What'll happen if we do pass out first?" Becky asks as Evan walks up to the group.
"Nothing cruel, I can promise you that. I will tell you that at the last party like this, Dean fell asleep first he ended up with his pants stuck to the ceiling—you can thank Kaitlyn and AJ for that one—and plastic wrapped to a pool table. That was probably one of the worst we've done because Dean is usually the one who leads the pranking. He was a good sport about it, though." Evan replies laughing at the memory. "Now come on! Seth and Roman are almost finished getting everything set back up so we can start watching the movie.
"What movie are we watching anyway?" Becky asks to which BB shrugs.
"That Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Everybody has been wanting to see it since we missed it in the theaters. You guys will enjoy it, especially Blaine." Kaitlyn says walking into the home theater as BB and Becky followed behind. Kaitlyn has already claimed a place on Evan's giant couch next to Seth. BB and Becky claimed the far-right side of the couch, and they each got a pillow and a blanket thrown at them by Evan as soon as they sat down.
"I told you that my parents are always prepared for get-togethers like these. Anyways, enjoy the movie and don't fall asleep first!" Evan replied as he turned off the lights and started the movie.
BB really did want to see this movie, but after twenty minutes of the movie, he could feel the exhaustion just flow through him. The last thing he wanted to do was to fall asleep first. BB looked around at everybody else on the couch and he figured that everybody else was feeling just as tired as he was. He then turned to Becky—who was starting to fall asleep. BB poked Becky to get her attention.
"Remember…don't fall asleep. Let's try to keep each other awake until someone else falls asleep first." BB whispered while yawning. Becky nodded in agreement as they continued watching the movie.
The plan was working pretty well through the first half of the movie as a poke here and there kept them awake pretty well. It was during the last thirty minutes of the movie when BB felt a strong punch to his arm. He was about to start yelling when Becky put her hand over his mouth.
"You were starting to snore. Not that it would have mattered. Look over there." Becky said pointing to the middle of the couch. BB looked over and saw that Kaitlyn and Seth were both out like lights. BB was trying his hardest not to bust out laughing.
"Looks like we survived." BB replied as he and Becky high-fived. "What do you think we should do to them?"
"I'm not sure. We don't want them waking up while we prank them. How are we gonna do that?" Becky replied.
"It won't be hard at all. Katie is such a heavy sleeper. We could drag her to the backyard and she still wouldn't wake up…wait! I have a great idea! What do you think about this?" BB asks as he whispers his plan to Becky. Her eyes go wide and she gets a devilish grin on her face.
"That's hilarious, but where in the world are we going to find stuff to accomplish that feat, lady?" Becky asks. BB smiles and points to the cabinet by the door.
"I saw some stuff we can use in there. Now come on, we have got to work fast before everybody wakes up." BB says as he and Becky tiptoe to the cabinet and work on their prank.
Hours later, everybody was comfortably sleeping until they were woken up by struggling and yelling.
"What the HELL!" Kaitlyn yells as everyone stirs and looks at her. BB turns to his cousin and tries to stifle his laughter seeing Kaitlyn and Seth struggle with the handcuffs that BB and Kaitlyn were able to slip on the couple.
"What's the problem?" BB asks yawning as Kaitlyn throws her arm in the air—and bringing Seth's along with it.
"Nice prank, Blaine. Joke is over. Remove the handcuffs." Kaitlyn says with a little aggravation in her voice.
"Come on, Katie! What makes you think that I would do that to you?" BB asks as innocent as possible with Kaitlyn glaring at him.
"Don't play dumb. Just admit that this "prank" was yours and we can go on with our lives."
"Ok. I'll take the handcuff off. It was worth a shot to at least try." BB said grabbing the keys off the coffee table and unlocking the couple from the handcuffs.
"Thanks. Now I don't know about any of you, but I'm ready for some breakfast. I'll be right back." Kaitlyn says as she walks to the bathroom and Seth follows to grab his gym bag. The other teens look over at BB and Becky.
"How long do you think it will take before they notice?" Evan asks holding his laughter.
"Before they realize that the handcuffs were a decoy? How long do you think, lady?" Becky asks BB.
"Let me see. In about three….two…one…." BB counts off before hearing the screams coming from the bathroom.
"BECKY! BLAINE!" Seth and Kaitlyn scream from the bathroom which leads to everybody else busting up laughing. Seth and Kaitlyn come running out with two different emotions on their face. Seth with a look of amusement and Kaitlyn with look of murder.
"What did we do?" Becky and BB ask at the same time.
"Jigglypuff, Blaine? Really? Out of all things you could prank me with, you decide to paint my face like a damn Pokémon? Jigglypuff no less." Kaitlyn asks annoyed. Even though his cousin is a little mad at him, he can't keep a straight face.
"Gotta catch 'em all, Katie-puff." BB replies before him and Becky start busting up laughing. Kaitlyn rolls her eyes as Seth wraps her up in a hug—even though his face is painted like a Pikachu.
"Come on, Katie. It isn't that bad. Those two could have done a LOT worse to you." Seth says calming Kaitlyn down a bit. She looks down and pouts for a second before smirking and returns the hug.
"You're right, but why do you get to be Pikachu? I thought I was the one with the electrifying personality." Kaitlyn asks as Seth chuckles.
"You are, but you also look very cute when you get huffy." Seth answers as Kaitlyn slaps him. "…and you have a pretty mean slap attack."
"Alright. Alright. Now that we've witnessed the prank for the party, let's cleaned up and get breakfast. I don't know about you, but I am STARVING." Evan says as everybody starts grabbing their stuff and heading upstairs to clean up and change. As BB walks starts walking upstairs, Evan grabs his arm to get his attention.
"So did you enjoy yourself, Blaine?" Evan asks.
"Actually, yes I did. I honestly had a blast. Thanks for letting me join in with your group's little tradition." BB answered. He didn't have to think that hard about it. He really had fun even after he felt out of place for a while, but Dolph, Roman, and everybody else made him feel like he had been part of the group ever since the beginning. It was amazing feeling that he never really felt before.
"Wait a second, BB! You said something wrong. This is not MY group. This is OUR group. I didn't invite you just because your Kaitlyn's cousin from out of town. It's because we're friends now and I knew we were probably going to be best friends ever since we talked for an hour and a half at the comic book shop. Do you wanna know how I know that? Because me and you are exactly alike. Right now you feel awkward, out of place, and a little lost because you moved far away from what you are so used to. Right?" Evan asks as BB nods the affirmative.
"Well, six years ago, me and my parents moved from St. Louis down to Houston because of an amazing job opportunity for my mom. Even in middle school, I felt weird because I had to make all new friends in an all new place. Far be it for me to give advice, but I just want to let you know that someone else has also been through this." Evan said patting BB on the shoulder.
"Thanks, Evan. I really appreciate it." BB replied with a smile as they both continued upstairs to get ready for the day.
"You know…I feel a little bit more at ease thanks to Evan. Maybe I'll be able to make it through all this and put the past behind me." BB thought a little overwhelmed, but extremely grateful for the fact that he was able to find a good friend in Evan and that he was quickly accepted by their group—who BB considered to be probably very popular in school—even though he was called a geek in school more than once.
As BB and Evan made it back upstairs, everybody else was collaborating on where they should go. BB just stood back and smiled as everybody else argued.
"Note to self…thank Kaitlyn for making me come to this…ANOTHER day."
Here is Chapter 9! Hopefully you guys enjoyed the Chapter. If you also read "Learning the Ropes" I should have it updated as well this week. Stay tuned!